Paris

Paris is the capital and most-populous city of France.
Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region".
The City of Paris has an area of 105.4 square kilometres (40.7 square miles) and a population of 2,273,305 people within its city limits, It has the most populous urban area in the European Union.
The Paris Region covers 12,012 square kilometres (4,638 square miles), and has its own regional council and president.
It has a population of 12,005,077 as of January 2014, or 18.2 percent of the population of France.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name.
By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe.
In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today.
The Paris Region had a GDP of €612 billion (US$760 billion) in 2012, accounting for 30.1 percent of the GDP of France, and ranking it as one of the wealthiest five regions in Europe; it is the banking and financial centre of France, and contains the headquarters of 30 companies in the Fortune Global 500.
Paris is the home of the most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre , as well as the Musée d Orsay , noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and the Musée National d Art Moderne , a museum of modern and contemporary art.
The notable architectural landmarks of Paris include the Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century); Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre (1914). In 2013 Paris received 29.3 million visitors, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Paris is also known for its fashion, particularly the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week, and for its haute cuisine, and three-star restaurants.
Most of France's major universities and grandes écoles are located in Paris, as are France's major newspapers, including Le Monde , Le Figaro , and Libération .

Paris's Notable Births

1934 September 28

Brigitte Bardot, actress (born at Paris,France) Libra

1943 October 22

Catherine Deneuve, actress (born at Paris,France) Libra

1840 November 14

Claude Monet, painter (born at Paris,France) (dead 1926 December 05) Scorpio

1834 July 19

Edgar Degas, painter (born at Paris, France) (dead 1917 September 27) Cancer

1832 January 23

Edouard Manet, painter (born at Paris, France) (dead 1883 April 30) Aquarius

1990 April 15

Emma Watson, actress(Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson) (born at Paris,France) Aries

1848 June 07

Paul Gauguin, painter (born at Paris, France) (dead 1903 May 08) Gemini

1966 November 17

Sophie Marceau, actress (born at Paris,France) Scorpio

1922 January 13

Albert Lamorisse , movie director, producer, writer (born at Paris,France) (dead 1970 June 02) Capricorn

1962 April 08

Alberto Angela , Paleoantropologo, Conduttore TV (born at Paris, France) Aries

1931 October 25

Annie Girardot , actress (born at Paris,France) (dead 2011 February 28) Scorpio

Paris's Notable Deaths

1920 January 24

Amedeo Modigliani, painter,sculptor (dead at Paris,France) (born 1884 July 12) Cancer

1917 September 27

Edgar Degas, painter (dead at Paris, France) (born 1834 July 19) Cancer

1883 April 30

Edouard Manet, painter (dead at Paris, France) (born 1832 January 23) Aquarius

1863 August 13

Eugene Delacroix, painter (dead at Paris, France) (born 1798 April 26) Taurus

1967 June 29

Jayne Mansfield, actress (dead at Orleans Parish, Louisiana,USA) (born 1933 April 19) Aries

1996 December 19

Marcello Mastroianni, actor (dead at Paris,France) (born 1924 September 28) Libra

1992 May 06

Marlene Dietrich, actress, singer (dead at Paris,France) (born 1901 December 27) Capricorn

1997 March 15

Victor Vasarely, artist (dead at Paris,France) (born 1906 April 09) Aries

2011 February 28

Annie Girardot , actress (dead at Paris,France) (born 1931 October 25) Scorpio

1642 December 04

Cardinale Richelieu , cardinale,politician (Armand-Jean du Plessis) (dead at Paris,France) (born 1585 September 09) Virgo

1793 February 06

Carlo Goldoni , Commediografo (dead at Paris,France) (born 1707 February 25) Pisces